Maia Kreisler

born 1983, Ngāmotu; lives and works in Naarm Melbourne

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Based in Naarm Melbourne, Maia Kreisler (née McDonald) works primarily with uku (clay). She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts, Massey University, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and a Diploma of Māori Art and Design from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, where she studied under master uku artist Wi Taepa. Her work is held in private and public collections in Aotearoa and Australia. Kreisler is a respected writer and curator as well as an artist. She has worked as a curator for the Koorie Heritage Trust and is currently Operations Team Leader at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre with curatorial responsibilities.

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'My work moves in the realms of the physical and spiritual, while coming to an understanding of cross-cultural identities and politics. I am thinking about my own personal history and whakapapa, while learning the history and whakapapa of clay, and all the value systems inherent.'